Carum

Carum
Carum carvi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Careae
Genus:	Carum L.

Carum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of the Old World. A well-recognized species is caraway (C. carvi), the seeds of which are widely used as a spice.[1]

Species

A total of 16 species are currently recognized:[2]

• Carum appuanum (Viv.) Grande
• Carum asinorum Litard. & Maire
• Carum buriaticum Turcz.
• Carum carvi L.
• Carum caucasicum (M. Bieb.) Boiss.
• Carum graecum Boiss. & Heldr.
• Carum heldreichii Boiss.
• Carum iminouakense Quézel
• Carum jahandiezii Litard. & Maire
• Carum lacuum Emb.
• Carum leucocoleon Boiss. & A. Huet
• Carum meifolium (M. Bieb.) Boiss.
• Carum meoides (Griseb.) Halácsy
• Carum porphyrocoleon (Freyn & Sint.) Woronow
• Carum proliferum Maire
• Carum rupicola Hartvig & Strid

References

1. Johri RK (January 2011). "Cuminum cyminum and Carum carvi: An update". Pharmacognosy Reviews. 5 (9): 63–72. doi:10.4103/0973-7847.79101. PMC 3210012. PMID 22096320.
2. "Carum L." Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

External links

• Data related to Carum at Wikispecies
• Media related to Carum at Wikimedia Commons